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SEPTEMBER 24, 2021
From the Office
Today, we went "Gold" in support of funding for pediatric cancer research. Please join us for a Community Walk at Erickson Elementary School today from 4:30 - 6:00PM. If you would like to help us raise money or for more information on the community walk, please see the flyer in today's Arrow.
Cross Country Conference Meet
The Conference Meet is scheduled for Monday, September 27th at Lake Park East Campus. We invite you to come out and cheer on our athletes!
School Board Meeting - 9/27
The next meeting of the District 13 School Board will be on held at 7:00pm on Monday, 9/27 at the District Office. The meeting will be in person and also offered through the Zoom webinar platform if you would like to attend virtually. Should you choose to attend in person, please note that the Executive Order from the Governor on August 4 requires those in attendance to wear face masks. Please refer to this document for School Board meeting virtual access.
Remote Learning Support for Students on Quarantine
Each student placed on the quarantine list will receive 2 ½ hours of daily contact with a Remote Learning Support teacher (RLST) using Google Meets starting on the 3rd day of quarantine. The Remote Learning Support teacher will email each student with the link to join the support sessions. Classroom teachers & Specialists will continue to provide assignments & resources to all quarantined students on their caseload.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Stefan Larsson
Principal
Amanda Vreeland
Assistant Principal
WARRIOR OF THE WEEK
Each week the staff recognizes students for demonstrating outstanding character based on attitudes or actions that fall under the Character Counts Pillars and our WARRIORS Mission and Vision.
UPCOMING DATES
Please visit our Google Calendar for all activities and schedules!
- "Going Gold" Walk honoring Michael Carr: TODAY 4:30-6:00pm (see registration flyer below)
- Cross Country Team Conference Meet: September 27th 4:00pm at Lake Park HS-East
- D13 School Board Meeting: September 27th 7:00pm at the District Office.
- Auditions for Fall Play "The Enchanted Bookshop": September 29th after school (see flyer below)
- Interact Club: September 29th 3:40-4:40pm in Room 201 (see info below)
- Girls 6,7,8 Basketball Tryouts: September 30th 3:45-5:15 PHYSICAL REQUIRED
- Girls 8th Grade Basketball Tryout: October 1st 3:45-5:15 PHYSICAL REQUIRED
- Wear Blue to Stomp Out Bullying: October 1st
- State of Illinois Deadline for 6th Grade Physical: October 15th
IMPORTANT: 6th Grade Parents
Please, remember to turn in all physical, immunization, medication forms, and emergency care plans to the Health Office as soon as possible. Remember to complete and sign the required parent portions as well! We have many 6th grade students who are still non-compliant!
State of Illinois Health Requirements: Sixth-grade "students will NOT be able to attend school after October 15, 2021, until ALL required physical exams and immunizations are received."
Thank you for attending to these important health mandates; this paperwork allows us to give your students excellent health care! Our goal is to keep them safe and healthy.
Want Hot Lunch at School? Here It Is!
Please use this link for ONLINE ordering information:
Questions? >>Email Linda Korbel at sasha0708@yahoo.com
WESTFIELD THIS WEEK
Graffiti Fences in Art
Paper Plane Physics in Science
Quiet Reading in ELA
'Ugly Face' Clay Mug in Art
Cross Country Racing-6th
More Racing-8th
Grade Level News:
The teams will update these weekly during the school year with news and any upcoming information.
Register to "GO GOLD": Fundraiser for Pediatric Cancer
It's a community walk around the pond by Erickson Elementary to support the wishes of kids fighting cancer and to fund research. Any donation makes a difference.
Join us and wear GOLD!
If You Missed Picture Day...No Worries!
Picture Make-Up Day is TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19th. Parents may purchase pictures online with this link: PICTURE ORDER FORM INFO
STUDENT INFORMATION
Join Interact Club!
Westfield’s Interact Club is a service based club that provides students with a chance to service our school and community while also having fun! Interact club brings together young people to develop leadership skills while discovering the power of Service Above Self.
What we do:
Take action to make a difference in our school and community
Become leaders in our school and community
Have fun and make new friends
Some of our upcoming service projects include:
Making blankets for a local animal shelter
Collecting plush toy donations for Operation Gratitude
Writing letters of gratitude to those serving in the military
Participating in Snowman’s Crossing at the Bloomingdale Public Library, and so much more!
If you are interested in joining Interact Club, please complete the sign-up form.
You can also get a signup form from Mrs. Foley in room 210.
Our first meeting will be on September 29 from 3:40-4:40 in room 210. I hope to see you there!
Club Create--Make Something Fun!
Westfield’s Club Create is for students who love to create --whether it be with pencil and paper, fabric, nature, clay, cameras --whatever artsy materials they like to use!
Our first after-school session is planned for September 20th.
Complete this Fall 2021 Club Create Sign Up
You Can Still Sign Up for Choir Club
Lake Park Football Game Info
Lancer Fans,
Please be advised of the following policies regarding attendance as it relates to non-Lake Park students before coming out to the game:
- Any non-high school-age students (elementary and middle school) attending games at Lake Park High School must be accompanied by a supervising adult. Students arriving without an adult chaperone will not be admitted to the game.
- Backpacks and opened beverage containers are not allowed in the stadium, so please plan accordingly and bring what you need to be prepared for all weather.
- Admission of $3 is charged to non-high school-age students over the age of five (5) years old.
- If the child is not being driven home by an adult chaperone, please arrange for a ride for pick up by 9:30pm in the circle drive in front of West Campus and not in the stadium parking lot. This helps to reduce traffic near the stadium and pedestrian areas.
Make your plans to come out and support the football team and GO LANCERS!
PARENT INFORMATION
Student Picture Make-Up/Re-Take Day
ONLINE PICTURE ORDER INFO
Info for Parents: 24/7 Online Student Tutoring
1. Parent Webinars [English | Spanish] - 45-minute live sessions for parents
2. Parent Handout PDF - helpful to print and handout at parent meetings
3. Pre-Recorded YouTube [English | Spanish] - helpful resource for parents
Order a Westfield Yearbook Today
Yearbooks will be distributed the last week of the school year for friends & teachers to sign. Order now to save 10%!
If you need a School Code: 1014041382501890
2021-2022 YEARBOOK ORDER LINKFROM THE WESTFIELD NURSE
Keep Your Student Compliant...and Eligible for Sports
- Parents bring in their 6th-grader's full physical so that their student is compliant to be in school; 6th grade will automatically be good-to-go for sports as well.
- For 7th and 8th graders to be eligible to play sports, they need only a current sports physical on file with the nurse. Students CANNOT attend tryouts without a current physical on file.
- Questions? Email Mrs. Jones at bjones@sd13.org
Thank you!
STUDENT COUNCIL
- Watch for Upcoming Events!
FROM WESTFIELD TECHNOLOGY
Chromebook Trouble?
If you need assistance from the Technology Department, please use this link to request support:
Students: Please log out of your Chromebook and log back in daily
See this video on how to log in and out of your chromebook.
Otus Student Progress for 6th & 7th Grade Parents
Get the Parent PowerSchool App
Similar to the PowerSchool Parent Web Portal, parents can download the PowerSchool Mobile App from the App store on your iOS device or the Play Store on your Android device. Simply search for “PowerSchool” to find and install the mobile app on your smartphone or tablet.
- After downloading the mobile app to your device, connect the Mobile App to the correct PowerSchool server for Bloomingdale School District 13, by entering our unique, four-character code: G M K T
- You can also search for Bloomingdale SD13 by district or school name.
- The PowerSchool Mobile App will display your child(ren)’s schedule and assignments.
- PowerSchool Mobile app users can also enable Push Notifications to receive alerts when attendance is recorded or a final grade changes. To setup notifications within the app: Tap Account, then tap Notifications to configure the notifications you want to receive. Use the slider icons to turn the notifications on or off.
- Note: Parents must have a PowerSchool Parent Web Portal account created and students linked to their account before using the PowerSchool Mobile App. Click here for instructions on how to create a parent Portal account.
'How-To' for Parents/Guardians:
FROM THE WESTFIELD SOCIAL WORKER
Want to give someone a shout out?
Reminders
Social-Emotional Supports
If you feel that your child is struggling on a social-emotional level, please do not hesitate to contact our Social Worker, Mrs. Sheila Zagotta,
Academic Supports
Paper is academic support that connects students in grades 1-8 to a live, human tutor in that content area via chat. Please see this video for Parent Information on Paper tutorial for more information. (Papel para Padres en Español)
Daily Attendance
Please contact the Main Office at 630-529-6211 or email Laurie Spejcher to report any student absences. This will help us to keep accurate records of every student present in our building. Thank you!
Quarantining due to Close Contact
A Close Contact is anyone with whom the confirmed COVID case had close contact, within 3 feet, for at least 15 minutes throughout the course of 24 hours. Exposure on a bus must include everyone who sat within 3 feet of the confirmed or probable COVID case for 15 minutes or longer. At lunch, with masks removed, close contacts are anyone within 6 feet for 15 minutes or longer.
Westfield Middle School does not have to exclude all students in a classroom from attending school because a student in the classroom tested positive for COVID...Only those students who were Close Contacts with the confirmed student will be required to quarantine for 14 days. It is important for students to wear a mask & maintain 3-feet of social distance from others at all times.
If your child is quarantining at home:
A Remote Learning Support Teacher (RLST) will provide two and a half hours (2 ½) of daily contact for students using Google Meets.
A RLST will email each student and their parent/guardian with the link to join the support sessions.
Students are expected to work independently on their school work in conjunction with the 2 ½ hours of direct contact they receive from our RLST.
- Student work will be made available by each of their classroom teachers.
- Students and their parents/guardians should stay in regular contact with each teacher to determine the best method to access materials and resources.
- Individual teachers may exempt students from portions of the work that is missed or provide alternative activities for lessons that are difficult to recreate at home.
- Students will receive extended time to complete school work upon their return to the classroom.
The Glenbard Parent Series
Join other parents, high school and middle school students, and professionals to learn about issues facing today’s youth such as Student Social Skills and Anxiety, Rethinking Parental Pressure.
The Glenbard Parent Series engages top experts, parents and school staff to become proactive and informed in pursuit of the mutual goal to strengthen our communities. Programs are free and open to the public.
Local Food Pantry at Bloomingdale Church
Roselle Community Food Pantry
Teenage Depression and Anxiety
WESTFIELD'S PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION (PTO)
New Board Contacts for Westfield PTO
Vice-President: Linda Baker, parent of a 6th grader sasha0708@yahoo.com
Secretary: Loriann Hoyle, parent of a 6th grader hoylefamily04@hotmail.com
Treasurer: Ranna Kothari, parent of 6th & 8th graders ranna3@yahoo.com
Volunteering is Back!
- Westfield Parents and Guardians! Sign up to volunteer for school year 2021-2022.
- CLICK HERE to fill out what you would like to do.
- Questions? Email Loriann Hoyle or Linda Baker for information.
PTO Membership Dues
- All-school parties
- Teacher appreciation
- Scholarships
- Field Trips
- Student awards
BLOOMINGDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY
BLOOMINGDALE PARK DISTRICT
WESTFIELD SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNICATION
How-To Videos
Gmail:
- How to delete all email (6th grade)
- How to appropriately write an email
- You can only email other sd13.org email addresses
- Creating Bookmarks
- Starring and snoozing Emails
Google Classroom:
- How to Join Classroom(with Code)
- How to Join with Teacher Invite
- Check Stream and classwork page
- How to Turn in assignments
PowerSchool: Coming Soon
- Logging in
- Checking grades
- Seeing assignments
- Comments from Teachers
FlipGrid:
Chromebook: